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Chocolate or gelatin-covered banana slices

Banana squares with chocolate or gelatin

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Two Brazilian sweets: chocolate and butter squares, and a lemon and gelatin-based, whipped, and cut version.

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Recipe from Atoj, Rotlimena, Marcos Antônio Nunes de Moura, adapted by Recette de cuisine ·

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In Brazil, banana bread is typically made in two ways: a simple, quick version with chocolate, and a firmer, more glossy version made with gelatin.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time30 min
  • Cook time40 min
  • Resting1 hr
  • Total2 hr 10 min
  • DifficultyMedium
  • CostBudget
  • Cooking methodCooking in a saucepan
  • Estimated cost$8.90 $0.74 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 15, 2026.

Ingredients

12 people

Chocolate version

  • $1.60
  • $0.11
  • $0.06
  • $0.30
  • $0.20

Gelatinized version

  • $5.36
  • $0.93
  • $0.34

Prices from US supermarkets for 1 of 8 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. Mash the bananas with a fork and mix them with the sugar. ≈ 4 min
  2. Add the Nesquik, then the butter. ≈ 3 min
  3. Heat over low heat, stirring constantly, until the bottom of the saucepan becomes visible.
  4. Remove from the heat, let cool, then cut into squares.
  5. Roll the squares in granulated sugar. ≈ 10 min
  6. For the jelly version, blend the bananas and mix them with the sugar, lemon juice, and dissolved gelatin.
  7. Vigorously scrub the preparation, keeping a bowl of water nearby, until it loses its shine. ≈ 4 min
  8. Cut into small squares. ≈ 8 min

The bill

Banana squares with chocolate or gelatin

  • 6 bananas$1.60
  • 150 g of sugar (12 tablespoons)$0.11
  • 1 tablespoon of butter or margarine$0.06
  • 1 tablespoon of Nesquik or cocoa powder$0.30
  • granulated sugar, to coat$0.20
  • 20 dwarf banana plants, ground into a powder$5.36
  • 1.2 kilograms of sugar$0.93
  • the juice of half a lemon$0.34

Total$8.90

that's $0.74 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

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Ingredients

  • 6 bananas
  • 150 g of sugar (12 tablespoons)
  • 1 tablespoon of butter or margarine
  • 1 tablespoon of Nesquik or cocoa powder
  • granulated sugar, to coat
  • 20 dwarf banana plants, ground into a powder
  • 1.2 kilograms of sugar
  • the juice of half a lemon
  • 3 sheets of red gelatin, dissolved in a small amount of water

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